The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1887-12-23

TERR1roRIAL aLEl
The grand Jury Of the district q
returned IS indictments.

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Editor J. b. Drake. Of the Aberdeen Pioneer,
10 charged With embezlemnnt In the Waldron
land deal By grand jury Indictment
Chas. Peterson, Of Valley City, was perhaps
fatally injured BY being run over By sled
load Of logs In the Gull river lumber camp.
q. ". Hathaway, aged 20, in jail at Mime
waukan upon charge Of raping Nellie Cole,
aged years. made an unsuccessful attempt
to commit suicide BY hanging on Sunday.
The United States grand jury Il Fargo in
dicted Supt Graham OF the Northern Pscifis
under the Interstate Law for furniahinK san
to Hawk, Of Buffalo.
Mrs. h. shegtone was in trance at Grand
Forks last week. The doctors said she was
dead, but her husband said twice before she
was prepared for burial, only to awake from
the trance
Aman named Stephen Jones has been ar
rested at Mandan and committed to await the
action Of the grand jury for forgery. He nlled
out and signed check for $40 and tried to
pass 1t in saloon.
Warrants have been issued for the arrest OF
Martin Moen aud Mike Mansen at Church,s
Ferry, charged with starting the inesndiary
ares In the Oriental hotel. Moen had bssn bar
tender. but was discharged.
Judge Mcconnell has granted stay of pro.
ceedings In the murder trial of Thomas Facey,
who was tried for the murder of his son. and
against whom the jury brought verdict of
guilty Of murder in the first degree and sug.
gested imprisonment in the territorial prison
at hard labor for life. The argument for a new
trial will take place January 2S.
While crossing the Missouri river. twsatv
miles below Bismarck, family, consisting Of
Charles Whalen, wife and daughter, were
drowned. They lost tho road and the tsan
passed 90 near a large air hole that tAs loo
broke and the animal and people were lost,
The bodids have not been found, and 1t ID not
likely they will be, as they have boon carried
under the Ice.
Mrs. Mason, the Sioux Falls woman who
has gained some notoriety by reason of having
drawn Louisiana lottery prize Of $l6, 900, has
made compromise with her i've lady friends
who contributed toward tho purchase Of tho
lucky ticket and who have since Insisted upon
an equal division Of the prize. By tho agree.
ment Mrs. Mason will retain $4,000 and the
other i've $1,000 each, all less atterneys fees.
In Chambers at Fargo last Saturday Mn.
Kate Noel was granted divorce from her hus-
band, Pierre Noel. Of New York city, Oh the
ground Of desertlon and failure to support.
Mrs. Noel is the gifted daughtsr Of Judge
Wakeman, formerly surveyor Of tho port vf
New York, and ono Of the most noted polIti-
clans and lawyers of the Empire state. The
plaintiff has acquired the reputation during
her two years. residence in Fargo Of being tho
handsomest lady In the city. The defendant is
wealthy broker Of New York city.
A destructive IRE occurred at Mapleton Fri.
day night, tho origin Of which Is unknown.
but is thought to have bsen incendlary. Tho
important losses are block on the south side
Of the track, $4,000; insurance, S1s5oo; j.
W. Mitchell. general store and residence on
second floor, loss $1,000; insurance, $1,000;
Murrays saloon, $s,00Oi insured for half; old
postofice building, owned by Mn. F. Douglass,
OF Fargo; Brownley's saloon, g. 800, insured
for one half; 8. A. Matson, meat market,
$l.sQ0;i Insurance, $500; Daghe' 8 harness shop
loss 1900; insurance, $500; Sackett's hotel,
loss i,,snts.,,ss si4an The bu,,d,rg
was owned BY Franklin, Paine L Co., of Du-
luth, and occupied by Charles Foster. The
furniture was saved.